Colour

#FFED99

#FFED99
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFED99 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 153 and HSL 49°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFED99#FFED99

HEX#FFED99

RGBrgb(255, 237, 153)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.6

RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 60%

HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 40%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,505

CSS custom property--colour: #FFED99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.83:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#001266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE993no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEF9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Navajo white · ΔE 17.9 Moccasin · ΔE 18.3 Wheat · ΔE 20.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99ABFF

Analogous#FFBA99, #DEFF99

Triadic#99FFED, #ED99FF

Split complementary#99DEFF, #BA99FF

Tetradic#99FFBA, #99ABFF, #FF99DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF6CC

Darker −10%#FFE466

Darker −20%#FFDB33

Darker −30%#FFD200

Darker −40%#CCA800

More saturated +25%#FFED99

Less saturated −25%#F2E5A6

Channel breakdown

R255

G237

B153

Red255 (100%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 99

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